Guatemala
In March, 2013 Dianne Macdonald was fortunate to be able to participate in the Guatemala Nursing and Early Childhood Care and Education Project of CEGEP Heritage College in Gatineau, Quebec in partnership with The Guatemala Daycare Project (a Canadian Not-for-Profit group) and SOS Infantiles - a Guatemalan non-governmental agency. In Guatemala, Dianne presented in Spanish Jim Stone’s Animated Alphabet (Spanish version), to the daycare workers who attended the workshop. This program teaches early reading skills to preschoolers through songs, play and stories emphasizing phonological awareness skills like sound/letter correspondence and alliteration.